I Big Chopped - CurlyNikki

Jan 27

Sweetdrk1- My Daughter Did the Big Chop!

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 37 Comments

Every parent wants the absolute best for their children! As a woman with a daughter, you yearn to be someone she can look up to, someone to be proud of... someone she can shadow. Well being a single parent, I worked hard to be that right shadow. A shadow that leaves just enough room for independence. When I decided to…

Jan 27

I Big Chopped- Kara Y.

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 14 Comments

CN: When you first chopped, what were your thoughts and feelings? How do you feel now? My first chop was in 2006. I was a freshman at Spelman College. I got bored with looking like everyone else, and I had met some women on campus rocking natural styles who inspired me. So I took some school scissors and BC'ed it…

Sep 12

Classcie- A Story of Transition

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 13 Comments

CN: Were you a long term or short term transitioner, and why?Initially, I had planned to transition for 2 years. However, it only ended up being 11 months, which is still a long term transition in my opinion. My last relaxer was in August 2010. My reason for the long term transition was simply that I was used to having…

Sep 12

Checking in with Moniero- One Year Later…

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 11 Comments

I haven't been on here in awhile, and thought it was time for a little update. Last year, I cut my hair, and now it's on the "grow". I'm currently at shoulder length (all over), and I plan on letting it grow (until I get another urge to cut it, lol). My staple hair style is still the braid-out, and…

Jan 27

I Big Chopped- Ebony Joy Wilkins

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 4 Comments

CN: Why the Big Chop?E: I wrote a book for teens, Sellout, about a girl struggling to find herself in an all-white neighborhood and accepting herself fully and loving the person God made her. During book talks, I began getting questions from readers about my own relaxed hair and how I achieved my look. It made me reevaluate what message…